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Irish (Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken natively by a small minority of the Irish population ? mostly in Gaeltacht areas ? but also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state, and is used across the country in a variety of media, personal contexts and social situations. It enjoys constitutional status as the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland and it is an official language of the European Union. Irish is also an officially recognised minority language in Northern Ireland.
Irish is the main community and household language of 3% of the Republic's population (which was estimated at 4,422,100 in 2008). Estimates of fully native speakers range from under 20,000 up to 80,000 people. The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs estimated in 2007 that about 17,000 people lived in strongly Irish-speaking communities, about 10,000 people lived in areas where there was substantial use of the language, and 17,000 people lived in "weak" Gaeltacht communities; Irish was no longer the main community language in the remaining parts of the official Gaeltacht. However, since Irish is an obligatory subject in schools, many more are reasonably fluent second-language speakers. Furthermore, a much larger number regard themselves as competent in the language to some degree: 1,656,790 (41.9% of the total population aged three years and over) regard themselves as competent Irish speakers. Of these, 538,283 (32.5%) speak Irish on a daily basis (taking into account both native speakers and those inside the education system), 97,089 (5.9%) weekly, 581,574 (35.1%) less often, and 412,846 (24.9%) never. 26,998 (1.6%) respondents did not state how often they spoke Irish.
14% of the population of the Republic of Ireland listen to Irish radio programming daily, 16% listen 2-5 times a week, while 24% listen to Irish programming once a week.
The number of inhabitants of the official-designated Gaeltacht regions of Ireland is 91,862, as of the 2006 census. Of these, 70.8% aged three and over speak Irish and approximately 60% speak Irish on a daily basis.
The 2001 census in Northern Ireland showed that 167,487 (10.4%) people "had some knowledge of Irish" (see Irish language in Northern Ireland). Combined, this means that at least one in three people (~1.8 million) on the island of Ireland can understand Irish to some extent.
On 13 June 2005, EU foreign ministers unanimously decided to make Irish an official language of the European Union. The new arrangements came into effect on 1 January 2007, and Irish was first used at a meeting of the EU Council of Ministers, by Minister Noel Treacy, T.D., on 22 January 2007.
Accurate Irish translation the first time around
Trust in your translation provider is the key to receiving the quality translation
you are looking for. At WorldAccess we pride ourselves on delivering your Irish
translation project that is backed up with a guarantee.
Your Irish translation will only be done by in-country translators with
proven experience in the subject of your original document. A Project Manager, who is
also an experienced linguist, will be dedicated to your translation project.
We'll provide your Irish translated document in exactly the same format
as your original unless specified different. This means you'll have an accurate
Irish translation you can use straight away.
Things to consider when translating between Irish and other Languages
Layout designs - Text typically expands or contracts when translating one language to
another. English to Irish translations and Irish to English translations, will contract
or expand depending on the subject matter.
Which Irish do you need for your translation?
Getting the Irish translation of your documents right can be very tricky. Clearly there's
only one Irish language but as in most countries different sections of the population will
have different ways of saying things. Your Account Manager will discuss the target market
of your document with you. Clearly if your Irish translation is aimed at teenagers it will
need to use their phrases and maybe even slang. Missing these small issues can be the
difference between a successful translation and a bad one.
Specialist industry Irish translators
With a large network of in-country, bilingual Irish translator, WorldAccess
Translations can respond quickly and effectively to your Irish language
translation needs. Our translation teams are professional linguists
performing translation from English to Irish and Irish to English for a
range of documents in various industries.
Irish Translation Quality Procedures
We work within documented quality procedures and will adopt additional quality
controls in order to align with client-side process. Each Irish translator is
selected based on their experience and special areas of expertise.
Translation Confidentiality
All translators are bound by a commercial confidentiality and corporate
nondisclosure agreement.
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December 1st, 2009
WorldAccess Translations BE announces new hire: Daniel Mommaerts as Senior Sales Executive. Mr. Mommaerts joins our team to increase sales with emphasis on French translations, German translations, Dutch translations, Italian translations, Spanish translation and Russian Translations for the EU region.
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October 1st, 2009
WorldAccess Translations announces additional expansion of satellite offices in Boston MA, Los Angeles CA, Portland OR, Peoria AZ, Baltimore MA, Atlanta GA, Houston TX, Philadelphia PA, Seattle WA, Beaverton OR, Ontario and Calgary Canada and Brussels Belgium.
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June 9th, 2009
WorldAccess Translations enters into a strategic alliance with R & H Consulting for Internet Marketing throughout the United States and beyond.
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June 1st, 2009
WorldAccess Translations announces its expansion of satellite offices in New York NY, Bronx NY, Chicago IL, Miami FL, Washington DC, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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